A new Eocene catostomid (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from northeastern China and early divergence of Catostomidae     

CHANG Mee-mann 《中国科学D辑(英文版)》2009,52(2):189-202

A new Eocene catostomid genus and species, Plesiomyxocyprinus arratiae, is described from Huadian, Jilin Province, northeastern China. The materials include a nearly complete skeleton, dozens of pharyngeal bones with teeth, and a number of disarticulated bones. The new articulated specimen is large-sized and deep-bodied, with an estimated standard length of ca. 300 mm and body depth of 156 mm or about half of its standard length. The assignment of the fish to the Catostomidae is based on its falciform pharyngeal bone with one row of numerous (more than 50) compressed teeth, and the bone is much smaller than in cyprinids, especially given the size of the fish. The new fish distinguishes itself from all known catostomids (both extinct and extant) in its long anal fin with four unbranched and 17–18 branched rays, and its extremely short caudal peduncle that is only about one fourth of its depth. Plesiomyxocyprinus arratiae resembles the Eocene-Oligocene transpacific-distributed Amyzon in many general skeletal characters. However, it shows a few characters uniquely shared with the Recent catostomid Myxocyprinus asiaticus. Those include a very long dorsal fin with about 50 branched fin rays, the end of dorsal fin rays being close to the caudal fin base, and anal rays stretching posteriorly beyond the base of caudal fin. It is the first fossil catostomid that shows a close relationship to the endemic Myxocyprinus now living in the Yangtze River and Minjiang River, China. The discovery of Plesiomyxocyprinus arratiae, along with two previously described possible catostomid genera Jianghanichthys and Vasnetzovia, may indicate that the divergence of the Catostomidae started much earlier, in the middle Eocene or earlier, on the western side of the Pacific than on its eastern side. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40432003, J0630965), Cypriniformes Tree of Life under the U.S. National Science Foundation to R. Mayden (Grant No. EF0431326), and Ecocarp Project (European Commission, INCO-DEV Programme) (Grant No. ICA4-CT-2001- 10024)  相似文献   

江汉盆地始新世中、晚期古气候定量重建初探   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

童国榜  刘志明  郑绵平  袁鹤然  刘俊英  王伟铭  李月丛 《地球科学》2002,27(4):446-452

依据江汉盆地明钾1孔中、晚始新统系统的孢粉资料, 应用化石孢子花粉亲缘植物的生态位估算孢粉组合所反映的古气候特征.气候参数曲线的变化趋势显示江汉盆地始新世中期气候参数与现今北纬2 2°~ 2 6°的数值相接近, 为中-南亚热带湿润半湿润气候.晚期气温较前期低1~ 4℃, 相当于现今北纬2 3°~ 2 8°处的数值, 为北-中亚热带气候.但是, 气候构型与现今截然不同, 具有气温高、年较差小、降水波动大的特点.始新世中期1月均温比今高5~ 9℃, 表明冬季风作用尚不明显, 晚期略显冬季风的影响.气候的降温发生在孔深2 10 0m处, 主要表现为1月均温的下降和年较差增长, 因而孢粉组合中落叶阔叶树种增多.年降水量波动强烈, 一般于30 0~ 170 0mm之间, 这有利于盐类矿物的迁移和堆积.降水量低于10 0 0mm时, 麻黄灌木花粉增多, 且与膏盐堆积深度相一致.高山深盆的干热环境是本区盐类矿物沉积的主要原因, 年降水量波动强烈且偏低, 有利于盐类的持续堆积, 从而有别于现今西北地区的盐类堆积.   相似文献   

西藏山南列麦始新世花岗岩独居石U-Th-Pb年龄及地质意义          下载免费PDF全文

曹华文  李光明  张林奎  董磊  高轲  代作文 《沉积与特提斯地质》2020,40(2):31-42

西藏山南隆子县列麦地区始新世花岗岩的成岩时代和背景对喜马拉雅地区同碰撞阶段的构造演化具有重要意义。本文对隆子县列麦乡界归党村的白云母花岗岩开展独居石LA-ICP-MS U-Th-Pb测年,独居石40个测点的~(208)Pb/~(232)Th加权平均年龄为41±0.1Ma(MSWD=1.4),形成于始新世中期。结合区域上的始新世岩浆岩活动和区域变质作用,本文认为在50～45Ma印度下地壳发生中-高压变质和部分熔融;45Ma新特提斯洋洋壳板片断离,软流圈地幔上涌;45～41Ma喜马拉雅发生短暂的拉张环境导致大量的埃达克质岩浆岩侵位和麻粒岩的折返。  相似文献   

试论宁夏地区始新统寺口子组沉积的构造背景   总被引：9，自引：0，他引：9  

张进马宗晋  任文军 《地质论评》2006,52(2):207-214

做为新生代宁夏境内的第一套沉积,始新统寺口子组具有其特殊的意义,但一直没有得到满意的解释。从寺口子组的沉积规模以及较为剧烈的沉积相变化来看,寺口子组的沉积来的很突然。通过沉积相以及构造分析表明寺口子组是走廊南山前陆盆地中前隆位置靠前陆盆地一侧的沉积。该盆地是30～40Ma之间走廊南山逆冲隆起的前陆盆地,盆地的前隆沉积单元位于鄂尔多斯西缘及香山等地区,隆后沉积单元位于鄂尔多斯西缘以东,由于挠曲作用在该前隆上产生了许多倾向造山带的正断层,这些正断层控制了寺口子组的分布．基本上是一种近源的快速堆积,形成一系列围绕前隆的冲积扇或洪积扇沉积,物源为鄂尔多斯西缘隆起等地区。  相似文献   

Eocene melting of subducting continental crust and early uplifting of central Tibet: Evidence from central-western Qiangtang high-K calc-alkaline andesites, dacites and rhyolites   总被引：16，自引：0，他引：16  

Qiang Wang  Derek A. Wyman  Jifeng Xu  Yanhui Dong  Paulo M. Vasconcelos  N. Pearson  Yusheng Wan  Han Dong  Chaofeng Li  Yuanshan Yu  Tongxing Zhu  Xintao Feng  Qiyue Zhang  Feng Zi  Zhuyin Chu 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》2008,272(1-2):158-171

Changes in oceanic O–Sr isotopic compositions and global cooling beginning in the Eocene are considered to have been caused by the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau. The specific timing and uplift mechanism, however, have long been subjects of debate. We investigated the Duogecuoren lavas of the central-western Qiangtang Block, which form the largest outcrops among Cenozoic lavas in northern-central Tibet and have widely been considered as shoshonitic. Our study demonstrates, however, that most of these lavas are high-K calc-alkaline andesites, dacites and rhyolites. Moreover, they are characterized by high Sr (367–2472 ppm) and Al₂O₃ (14.55–16.86 wt.%) and low Y (3.05–16.9 ppm) and Yb (0.31–1.48 ppm) contents and high La/Yb (27–100) and Sr/Y (48–240) ratios, similar to adakitic rocks derived by partial melting of an eclogitic source. They can be further classified as either peraluminous and metaluminous subtypes. The peraluminous rocks have relatively high SiO₂ (> 66 wt.%) contents, and low MgO (< 1.0 wt.%), Cr (4.94–23.3 ppm) and Ni (2.33–17.0 ppm) contents and Mg^# (20–50) values, while the metaluminous rocks exhibit relatively low SiO₂ (55–69 wt.%) contents, and high MgO (1.41–6.34), Cr (25.7–383 ppm), Ni (14.13–183 ppm) and Mg^# (46–69) values, similar to magnesian andesites. ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar and SHRIMP zircon U–Pb dating reveal that both peraluminous and metaluminous adakitic rocks erupted in the Eocene (46–38 Ma). Paleocene–Early Miocene thrust faults and associated syn-contractional basin deposits in the Qiangtang Block suggest that this region was undergoing crustal shortening within a continent during the Eocene. The low ε_Nd (− 2.81 to − 6.91) and high ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr (0.7057–0.7097), Th (11.2–32.3 ppm) and Th/La (0.23–0.88) values in the Duogecuoren adakitic rocks further indicate that they were not derived by partial melting of subducted oceanic crust. Taking into account tectonic and geophysical data and the compositions of xenoliths in Cenozoic lava in northern-central Tibet, we suggest that the peraluminous adakitic rocks were most probably derived by partial melting of subducted sediment-dominated continent of the Songpan-Ganzi Block along the Jinsha suture to the north at a relatively shallow position (the hornblende + garnet stability field), but the metaluminous adakitic rocks likely originated from the interaction between peraluminous adakitic melts generated at greater depths (the garnet + rutile stability field) and mantle. Because the Duogecuoren adakitic rocks must have originated from a garnet-bearing (namely, eclogite facies) source, Eocene continental subduction along the Jinsha suture caused the thickening of the Qiangtang crust. Given that crustal thickening generally equates with elevation, the uplift of the Central Tibetan Plateau probably began as early as 45–38 Ma, which provides important evidence for tectonically driven models of oceanic O–Sr isotope evolution during global cooling and Asian continental aridification beginning in the Eocene.  相似文献   

Revised timing of the South American early Paleogene land mammal ages     

《Journal of South American Earth Sciences》2014

A new Ar/Ar date on the Las Flores Tuff (Río Chico Group, Las Flores Fm., central Patagonia, Argentina) yielded an age of 49.512 ± 0.019 Ma. This tuff, which stratigraphically overlies the mammal-bearing deposits that produced the Las Flores fauna, helps constrain the age of the Itaboraian SALMA [South American Land Mammal Age] to which that fauna is referred. The new data also have implications for the age of succeeding mammal biochrons, such as the Riochican and “Sapoan” which are revised to being somewhat younger than previously interpreted. Although closer in age than formerly interpreted, they still are biotically distinct. Concomitant evaluations suggest that the Itaboraian SALMA is perhaps more contemporary with the EECO (Early Eocene Climatic Optimum) than previously considered. The Riochican may be interpreted as post-EECO, with its cooler climate consistent in that regard. A recent reconsideration of the chronology of elements of the Salamanca Formation resulted in the downward revision of the ages of the Peligran SALMA and the Carodnia Zone biochrons. These operations, together with our results, reflect a 9 m.y. gap in the late Paleocene and early Eocene land mammal record in South America.  相似文献   

青藏高原古新世一始新世早期（65-40Ma）火山岩——同碰撞火山作用的产物   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

夏林圻  马中平  李向民  夏祖春  徐学义 《西北地质》2009,42(3):1-25

印度-亚洲大陆的碰撞开始于65Ma左右,大约在45／40Ma完成,之后转入碰撞后阶段至今。碰撞过程（～65～40Ma）中,已消减的新特提斯大洋板片回转,不仅导致会聚速率提高,还诱使青藏岩石圈之下的对流软流圈上涌,并发生减压熔融,产生碰撞期（或同碰撞）火山作用。西藏中部和南部的古新世一始新世早期（～65～40Ma）火山岩即是此碰撞期（或同碰撞）火山作用的产物。该碰撞期（或同碰撞）火山岩系并非是单一的长英质中酸性火山岩,其成分变化很宽．从玄武质到流纹质均有发育。它们源于成分为ENd（t）≈＋3、87Sr／88Sr（f）≈0．705和La／Nb≈0．8的软流圈源。根据岩石地球化学数据,古新世一始新世早期基性熔岩可以划分为高Ti／Y（HT,Ti／Y≥500）和低Ti／Y（LT,Ti／Y〈500）两个岩浆类型。LT熔岩又可以进一步划分为LT1和LT2等两个亚类。HT和LT1熔岩为未遭受地壳混染的基性熔岩,以具有高Nb／La值（0．88～1．53）和原始地幔标准化分配曲线上缺乏Nb、Ta和Ti负异常为特征;而LT2熔岩却为受到了强烈地壳混染的基性熔岩．其Nb／La值很低（O．20～0．49）,Nb、Ta和Ti明显亏损。西藏中部拉嘎拉玄武岩和邦达错碱性玄武岩的化学演化受控于橄榄石（ol）＋单斜辉石（cpx）结晶分离作用;而西藏南部林子宗火山岩系的化学变异则是经受了辉长质结晶分离作用。元素和同位素数据表明．青藏高原古新世一始新世早期基性熔岩并不是单一母岩浆结晶分离的产物。遭受地壳混染的LT2熔岩的Sr—Nd同位素变化特点与其软流圈源熔体上升过程中所卷入的不同岩石圈组分有关。下地壳组分的卷入导致典中组、帕那组和拉嘎拉玄武岩的LT2熔岩具有低-负εNd（t）值（＋1．3～-3．9）和较低87St／86Sr（f）值（0．7046～-0．7065）;而达孜基性火山岩和年波组的LT2?  相似文献   

Pyrolytic and spectroscopic studies of Eocene resin from Vastan lignite Mine,Cambay basin,Western India     

Monalisa Mallick  Suryendu Dutta  Paul F. Greenwood  Norbert Bertram 《Journal of the Geological Society of India》2009,74(1):16-22

The molecular structure of an Eocene fossil resin (Vastan, Cambay basin, Western India) has been investigated with complimentary spectroscopic techniques. The FTIR spectrum shows strong aliphatic CH _x (3000–2800 and 1460–1450 cm⁻¹) and CH₃ (1377 cm⁻¹) absorptions and less intense aromatic C=C (1560–1610 cm⁻¹) absorptions. The major products from analytical pyrolysis are cadalene based bicyclic sesquiterpenoids including some bicadinenes and bicadinanes. The polycadinane products confirm the fossil material as an Angiosperm dammar resin, associated with inputs of tropical rain forests supported by past climates.  相似文献   

Sedimentology and lithostratigraphy of Upper Eocene sponge‐rich sediments,southern Western Australia     

P. R. Gammon  N. P. James  J. D. A. Clarke  Y. Bone 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(6):1087-1103

Late Eocene time in the Bremer and western Eucla Basins of southern Western Australia was a period of terrigenous clastic and abundant, unusual, biosiliceous sponge sedimentation. The Pallinup Formation (revised) consists of five units; 1 and 2 are basal sandstones, 3 and 4 are variably spiculitic mudstones, whilst the uppermost unit is spiculite and spongolite, and formalised as the Fitzgerald Member (new). The Pallinup Formation, plus coeval spiculites in palaeovalleys and carbonates in the western Eucla Basin, accumulated during one large‐scale, transgressive‐regressive relative sea‐level cycle. Drowned, low‐gradient rivers supplied mud but little sand. Instead, sand was locally sourced via transgressive shoreface erosion of deeply weathered regolith. Regression terminated shoreface erosion, eliminated the sand source, and resulted in a river‐supplied, clay‐dominated shallow‐marine depositional system. The unit 2–3 sandstone‐mudstone transition, which would normally be interpreted as transgressive drowning, is in this case the result of regressive cessation of sand supply. The peak relative sea‐level (highstand) horizon thus lies within unit 2 sandstones, a facies that would usually be considered wholly transgressive, and no highstand systems tract was deposited. The maximum flooding and downlap surfaces are the same horizon and cap the transgressive systems tract. They formed coincidentally or subsequent to peak relative sea‐level, but prior to initiation of unit 3 mudstone deposition. Upper unit 2 plus unit 3 represent a condensed section systems tract, and unit 4 plus the Fitzgerald Member comprise a regressive systems tract.  相似文献   

New paleomagnetic constraints on the late Cretaceous and early Cenozoic tectonic history of the Eastern Pontides     

Z. Mümtaz Hisarlı 《Journal of Geodynamics》2011

The Pontides are characterized by a series of Mesozoic-Cenozoic fold belts comprising a N-vergent foreland fold and thrust belt in the Western Pontides and a concave, upward-shaped fold belt in the Eastern Pontides. The curvature of the fold belt follows the Caucasus which may imply a phase of oroclinal bending. In order to test whether the fold curvature represents a phase of oroclinal bending, a paleomagnetic study has been carried out in the Eastern Pontides on late Cretaceous and middle Eocene volcanic and sedimentary rocks from 29 sites. Rock magnetic studies reveal medium-temperature components with an unblocking temperature of 400–580 °C, indicating pseudo-single domain titanomagnetite as the most abundant carrier of magnetic remanence in the middle Eocene rocks studied here. In the upper Cretaceous rocks, a high-temperature component with an unblocking range of 580–650 °C was isolated. Stepwise thermal and alternating field demagnetization isolated two components of remanent magnetization in middle Eocene rocks comprising a low unblocking temperature/coercivity component near the present field direction and a characteristic remanent magnetization (ChRM) component of D_s = 332.3°, I_s = 49.9° (k = 33.3, α₉₅ = 9.2°, N = 15 sites). A positive fold test at a 95% confidence level and a reversal test indicate a primary magnetization. Component analysis of the upper Cretaceous rocks identifies a stable ChRM D_s = 160.3°, I_s = −45.0°, (k =  85.6, α₉₅ = 6.0°, N =  8 sites) following removal of secondary remanence. Their ChRM direction passes fold and reversal tests at a 95% confidence level. Both the upper Cretaceous and middle Eocene paleomagnetic data from the Eastern Pontides and the Lesser Caucasus clearly demonstrate evidence of oroclinal bending that occurred contemporaneouslywith the convergence between Arabia and Eurasia in the Paleocene.  相似文献